Anyone reload .30 Carbine????

woodmaster9

What's a good power to use?

Now why should I have to try 5 or 6 different powders from the loading manuals when I can just ask you guys?

I am not that interested in the one that gives the absolute highest fps, rather my main concerns are consistency and clean-burning.

5mmgunguy

I don't go for the cleanest burning, but rather the most accurate powder with good velocity. I use 296...isn't necessarily the cleanest but it meters great and and outstanding accuracy at 100 yards for a carbine.

Ambrose

I believe H110 was the origional .30 carbine powder. I've had good luck with it.

B17-P51

2400 works for me.

RCrosby

I've had good success with Blue Dot as well, though all of the other responses are good; especially if you already have some or can use one or another in other cal.
I don't know if anyone lists carbine loads for Lil'Gun, but that might be an interesting possibility as well.

ryanek9freak

I've probably reloaded 5000 plus rounds and I've used Hercules red dot for 90% of them. When I ran out, i used Winchester 231, and it seemed to work just fine as well, although the load is slightly less.

jonk

For a carbine or for a handgun?

5mmgunguy

I would not use red dot or 231 in the 30 cal carbine...they are to fast burning and to much case not enough powder. To easy to double charge.

PA Shootist

I have loaded .30 M1 Carbine for a long time, with success using H110 powder; though I'm certain there are others, I never felt a need to look any further, it is about optimum for the cartridge for loading density, velocity, gas-piston function, and clean burning. As mentioned above, H110 was designed for the .30 Carbine cartridge. The only thing not mentioned so far is bullet seating into the cartridge case neck, with enough neck tension to hold all firmly in place. There is no crimping groove in M1 Carbine bullets; the case is designed to headspace on the forward end of the case, similar to the .45 ACP. Thus a taper crimp is used, so neck tension and crimp dimension is critical to prevent the bullets either pushing into the case or moving forward in the case, while maintaining headspace. I have struggled with getting that just right at times.